Evans, Glyn T.

Development of a responsive library acquisitions formula : final report by Glyn T Evans(
Book
)7
editions published
in
1978
in
English
and held by
88 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The major accomplishments in the development of a management system for academic library collection development were (1) the
development of translation tables which express hegis (Higher Education General Information Survey) taxonomy terms as sets
of lc (Library of Congress) class numbers; (2) the use of these tables to compare library acquisition, institutional administrative
data, and book publishing data, and to treat them as components of a library management system; (3) the development of computer
programs to build and maintain the tables, isolate and analyze the data, and prepare a series of reports which together comprise
the library management information system; and (4) the establishment of a process by which libraries and institutions can
analyze their data. The attempt to develop quantitative components which would be included in a proposed acquisition formula
failed, although the structure of the formula appears to be validated. Appendices present the modified hegis taxonomy, a list
of subject specialists who compiled tables, instructions for the assignment of lc classification numbers, instructions for
proofreading lc/hegis tables, an example of an lc/hegis conversion table, and the proposed suny (State of New York) formula
for current acquisitions. (Author/JD)

Collection development analysis using OCLC archival tapes : final report by Glyn T Evans(
Book
)8
editions published
in
1977
in
English
and held by
41 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The purpose of this project is to develop a set of computer programs to perform a variety of collection development analyses
on the machine-readable cataloging (marc) records that are produced as a byproduct of use of the online cataloging subsystem
of the Ohio College Library System (oclc), and made available through the oclc Distribution Tape Service. To test the programs,
a tape of 32,138 oclc/marc records representing the combined online cataloging of four academic institutions over a 12-week
period beginning January 10, 1977 are analyzed. The results are evaluated by the project advisory group composed of representatives
from the four institutions, and the programs are evaluated by a program design consultant. The project demonstrates that valuable
and important management information about a library collection development program can be derived from oclc/marc records.
(Author)

New PHILSOM system documentation by Glyn T Evans(
Book
)4
editions published
between
1969
and
1971
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
27 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Materials transfer : a report of a pilot document delivery service, November 1969-June 1970 by Elizabeth Pan(
Book
)2
editions published
in
1971
in
English
and held by
4 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The purpose of the faul Technical Memoranda (ftm) series is to disseminate quickly to librarians and information scientist
the objectives, methods, procedures, analyses, conclusions, and recommendations relating to the performance of small projects
in applied research. This report is an account of a study to develop a document delivery service between the Five Associated
University Libraries (faul). The approach and activities of the Access Committee and the faul Central staff about materials
and people movement among the libraries during the 1969-70 academic year are described. The primary objective of the experiment
was to measure and compare the transportation modes under consideration in terms of speed, cost per pound and predictability.
The results are presented in tables. An appendix summarizes the usage and costs of the service. The recommendation that the
pilot system be extended from June 1970 until January 31, 1971 was followed, however, all the data requested in the recommendation
were not collected and was not incorporated into the report. (Author/NH)